Category Archives: Lent

The model for Lent comes out of the stories in the Synoptic Gospels about Jesus spending 40 days in the wilderness being tempted (Matt. 4.1-11; Mark 1.12-13; Luke 4.1-13). During those 40 days, Satan tempts Jesus. In Matthew’s and Luke’s … Continue reading →

Luke 4.1-13 is a difficult passage for me to read. I have a history of being a slacker. Sometimes I take pride in laziness, especially when I am rewarded for it. One of my favorite stories to tell about this … Continue reading →

Lent began yesterday. I attended my first ever Ash Wednesday service with a real church! I read some “confessions” and had an ashen cross painted on my head. It was very nice. Some twenty people, or maybe less, were there. … Continue reading →